# NTSB UNK65X0428: Cessna 170A, N5402C, Freemason Is, LA, October 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1964
- Place: Freemason Is, LA · FREEMASON IS, LA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3328  64/10/25   FREEMASON IS LA     CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 220
        TIME - 1430                    N5402C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREE MASON ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5402C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402C-1964-12-09), registration cancelled 1964-12-09, S/N 19436 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Free Mason Island

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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